Cost Accounting Role Cost accounting is valuable to an organization if it significantly improves the decision making process within the organization by providing accurate and timely input regarding the cost behavior in organizations. Generally based on standard accounting practices‚ cost accounting is one of the tools that managers utilize to determine what type and how much expenses is involved with maintaining the current business model. At the same time‚ the principles of cost accounting
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DVDs. The following data are available regarding the models: DVD Selling Price per unit Model LX1 Model LX2 Model LX3 $175.00 $250.00 $300.00 Variable Cost per unit $100.00 $125.00 $140.00 Demand/Year Units 2000 1000 500 VCI is considering the addition of a fourth model to its line of DVDs. This model would be sold to retailers for $375. The variable cost of this unit is $225. The demand for the new Model LX4 is estimated to be 300 units per year. Sixty percent of these unit sales of the new model is
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To: Kristen Brown From: John Doe Date: December 9‚ 2009 Re: Business Plan Evaulation You have asked me to review the following two business plans: • Vette Kat Harbour Bed & Breakfast • Magnolia Inn I recommend investing in the Magnolia Inn. I have taken the time to evaluate and quantify the two business plans. Each category will be rated on a scale of 1-5‚ five being most desirable. While reviewing the information I have determined a few factors that helped me draw my final conclusion
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FAFNA – Profit-Cost-Volume Problem SHOW YOUR WORK FOR CALCULATION PROBLEMS Based on the following information‚ complete the problems listed below on the Airwolf Helicopters Company. [In $ Dollars 000] Sales……………$75‚000 Gross Margin…60% Op. Expenses..$12‚000 # Units shipped…15 Operating Profit? Gross Profit (GP)= Gross Margin x Sales = 75‚000 x 0.60 =45‚000 Operating Profit (OP)= GP-Operating Exp (OE) OP= 45‚000-12‚000 OP= 33‚000 The remaining questions are based on the following
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80000 | Cost of oxygen etc. | 30000 | Diagnostic Services | 50000 | Medicines Supplied | 200000 | Depreciation | 38500 | Insurance | 15000 | Power‚ Fuel & Water | 20000 | The profit expected is 30% on cost. 1) Calculate the price per patient day. 2) Calculate P/L per patient day. Solution: No of Patient days is as below: 30 beds * 150 days = 4500 Patient days 10 beds * 50 days = 500 Patient days Total patient days = 5000 Patient days Operating Cost Sheet
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following information to answer questions 1-3. Tee Times‚ Inc. produces and sells the finest quality golf clubs in all of Clay County. The company expects the following revenues and costs in 2004 for its Elite Quality golf club sets: Revenues (400 sets sold @ $600 per set) $240‚000 Variable costs 160‚000 Fixed costs 50‚000 1. How many sets of clubs must be sold for Tee Times‚ Inc. to reach their breakeven point? a. 400 b. 250 c. 200 d. 150 2. How many sets of clubs must be sold to earn
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Chapter 2 – The Cost Function * A cost object is a thing or activity for which we measure costs. Cost objects include such things as individual products‚ product lines‚ projects‚ customers‚ departments‚ and even the entire company. * Direct cost: a cost that can be directly traced to a cost object and is incurred for the benefit of a particular cost object * Indirect cost: a cost that is incurred for the benefit of more than one cost object and therefore cannot be easily and economically
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high-contact; intangibly (b; Challenging; p. 162) 7. ____________ outside peak demand periods poses a serious problem for service industries with ____________‚ like hotels. a. Low demand; high fixed costs b. Low demand; low fixed costs c. High demand; high fixed costs d. High demand; low fixed costs e. High demand; low
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CHAPTER 4 : COST-VOLUME-PROFIT ANALYSIS : A MANAGERIAL PLANNING TOOL SUMMARY Cost-Volume-Profit analysis estimates how changes in costs (both variable and fixed)‚ sales volume‚ and price affect a company’s profit. CVP is a powerful tool for planning and decision making. Operating Income = Total revenue – Total Expense Contribution margin is the difference between sales and variable expense. It is the amount of sales revenue left over after all the variable expenses are covered that can be used
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absorption costing and Marginal costing 298) Flow of Costs under Full Absorption & Marginal Costing PERIOD COST Selling and administrative expenses FULL ABSORPTION COSTING PRODUCT COSTS Fixed manufacturin g overhead Variable manufacturing overhead Direct materials and direct labour Work in process inventory Expenses for the period Cost of goods sold Closing inventories PERIOD COST Selling and administrative MARGINAL COSTING PRODUCT COSTS Fixed manufacturin Variable manufacturing Direct materials
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